I believe in needing two hands to clap. But that shan't be my topic for today =X

Slept my all-time high of 8 hours during a school week yesterday xD Well, actually I fell asleep unknowingly, with my lights and computer still switched on =\ Woke up at 2am to switch them off. Need to conserve electricity what =D

Today, our Wushu instructor spoke to us about meaningful thoughts again. It's always refreshing hearing from someone else, even if I have that same line of thoughts before.

"What kind of human is the happiest?"- After hearing him talk about health for some time, the general answer is "the healthy one". But that's only half the answer, along with "helping those in need". It is actually "the kind-hearted one". Well, how health comes into play will be explained later ^^

"Helping those in need" is controversial, because it depends on your purpose for doing so. One extremely good example will be Service-learning projects. Of those who take up these projects, how many actually truly wanted to serve these people? The most despicable ones (I'm being harsh, but it's true) are those who do it because "it'll look good on their portfolio". And once Project's Competition is over, how many actually continue to help out? Do these people actually take pride in giving a helping hand? I doubt so. So "helping those in need" is only true when you truly want to help them, deep down in your heart. Special mention goes to Quek's group, who is still continuing their project despite the results =D

Hence, it's the "kind-hearted people" who benefits the most, because they feel happy when they help others. Also, when they see people who are doing better than them in other ways, such as academic, they do not purposely pick faults, because they know that they deserved to be where they stand now. The envious/ jealous ones will hardly ever be happy, because they are cynical about stuff, trying to point out faults in other to make themselves feel better, and supposedly somewhat more superior.

However, even if you're kind-hearted and wants to help those in need, it's pointless if you're not healthy enough to do so. If you cannot take care of yourself, how do you expect yourself to be able to help others? In the end, you need to be healthy to be able to do such stuff. And it doesn't limit to just helping others. If don't sleep enough, you body cannot recover fully, and you'll find yourself unable to concentrate fully in everything else, like academically, in sports or even in your social life. Hence, health is the most important thing in your life.

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Another sub point he made is about the purpose of doing things. If you are not aware of the purpose of you doing something particular, then you'll only be wandering around aimlessly, and end up accomplishing nothing. As long as you have a purpose, you'll be able concentrate and drive towards your goal. But most of the time, it takes a strong purpose to have strong determination to continue. However, you need not necessarily be clear of your purpose from the start. Sometimes, you may just find the answer along the way, when you least expect it.

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One of my longest posts, if not the longest >.> I tried to shorten it, but ended up being too lazy to read through =X